Toy.



m7063918. Patened Aug. l2, :902.

J. J. FITZPTHHIK.

TGY.

(Application led Oct. 3, 1901.1

(No Model.)

ticularly to f that class mino STATES "Arnnir `nron'.

srnortrca'rron naming part of Letters Patent No. 706,918, dated august 1e, ieee.

Application led October 3', 1901.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN J. FITZPATRICK, a citizen of the United States, residin gat Washin gton, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys; and l do hereby declare the following to lbe a full, clear, and exact description of 'the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to toys, and more parof toys known as whirligigs and ,its object is to provide a device of this character of novel construction in which a wheel is revolved in either direction or caused to oscillate by the vibration of a blade to which it is loosely attached, the vibration being effected by the rapid reciprocation of a suitable rubbing device over the toothed edge of the blade.

The invention comprises a blade of any suitable material formed along one edge with a series of angular teeth having oppositelybeveled edges and provided at one end with a handle. and a wheelV revolubly mounted upon the opposite end of -the blade upon a suitable pin and slitted radially to provide segments, which are formed with forwardlybent angular wind-wings diagonal of the segments, th us furnishing a serrated periphery to the wheel. V

Heretofore a vibratory motion has beenconverted into a rotary motion by rubbing a toothed blade with a suitable rubbing device; but the present invention is distinguished from the prior art in that with the devices heretofore used it is necessary to turn the toothed blade at one angle to reverse the direction of revolution, while in my' device, owing to the opposite inclination of the sides of the 'pointed teeth, the blade may be held without turning and the rubbing device applied to either side thereof to vary the direction of revolution. l

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective of a toy embodying the invention.. Fig. 2 is' a side elevation of the same, partly Serial No. 77,459. (No model.)

in longitudinal section; and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 clearly showing the form of the pointed teeth.

The reference-numeral l designates a blade which may be made of wood or other suitable larger wheel 3 is slitted radially to provide segments, which are formed with forwardly# bent angular wings 7, and the small Wheel 4 is provided with similar segments which are provided with angular wind-wings 8, hut bent in a direction opposite to that of the wings of the larger Wheel. This insures the revolution of the two wheels in opposite directions,

I and the wings adapt the device to be used as a pin-wheel to be operated by the wind as well as by the vibration of 'the blade. The sides of the pointed teethv -9 are beveled in opposite directions, as best shownin Fig. 3, and this construction presents' a beveled surface at each side ofthe blade along which the rubbing application of the 4rubbing device to one side of the blade will revolvethe wheels in one direction, while by applying the rubber to the opposite side of the blade the direction of revolution of the wheels is at once reversed. This is accomplished without turning or inolining the blade, which is held stationary..

lt will be obvious from the above description that the device is also capable of use as a pin-wheel, adapted to berevolved by the wind in the ordinary way.

l claiml. A whirligig toy comprising a blade deviceis adapted'to be rubbed. The j formed with a handle and a rubbing edge provided with pointed teeth beveled at their sides, a headed pin located at the end of the blade, and a wheel loosely mounted on the pin and constructed with peripheral segments which are bent forward to provideangula'r windwings diagonal of the segments.

2. A whirligig toy comprising a blade IOO formed with a handle and a rubbing edge provided with pointed teeth beveled attheir sides, ments which are bent forward to provide ana headed pin located at the end of the blade, gular Wind-wings diagonal of the segments washers mounted on the piu, a large wheel at the opposite 'side to those of the segments loosely mounted on the pin'between the Wash of the large wheel. e

5 ers constructed with peripheral segments In testimony whereof Iaix my signature 15 which are bent forward to provide angular -in presence of two witnesses.

Wind-wings diagonal of the segments on one JOHN J. FITZPATRICK. side and a smallwheel loosely mounted on the Witnesses pin between the outer washer and the head H. SCHMIDT,

1o of the pin, constructed with peripheral seg- HERBERT D. LAWSON. 

